International Support

Say you’re playing WoW, and you want to transfer your characters from one server to another. No problem, Blizzard allows you to do that for a $25 fee. But wait… there’s a catch. You can only pay this fee by using a credit card. No big deal, you say? Ah, but when you enter the credit card details, you have to also enter a valid US zip code. Not a valid postal code that matches your address of residence, mind you, nor even one that matches your credit card’s mailing address… but a recognized U.S. 5-digit Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP) code.

That’s a bit of a problem if you, say, live in Australia, and use a 4-digit postal code.